Acquisition of a Traveling Solvent Floating Zone Furnace for Research and Education

9975898Blackstead这笔赠款将部分支持收购一个浮区成像炉，用于生长高质量的晶体，以支持材料研究，通过增强和促进圣母大学科学与工程学院的研究人员的努力。收购该系统的动机是补充并大大扩展该大学的晶体生长能力。 这些不同的研究计划的共同要求是需要高质量的大块单晶用于基本材料特性研究，其尺寸足以允许使用复杂的局部探针，包括：μ子自旋旋转（mSR），非弹性中子衍射，拉曼散射，穆斯堡尔谱扫描隧道显微镜（STM），和核磁共振以及更常见的技术，如磁光研究、SQUID磁力测定、磁输运、微波共振（ESR）以及场和温度相关的微波表面电阻。将生长的材料包括高温超导体、新型钙钛矿化合物、硼酸盐和电光材料。这一设备将丰富对研究生和本科生的培训和教育，这是一个非常贫困的领域，加工科学和技术上重要的材料。这是一项非常重要的收购，将大大提高晶体生长能力和学生的培训。

9975898BlacksteadThis grant will support in part the acquisition of a float-zone image furnace is proposed for the growth of high quality crystals to support materials research by augmenting and facilitating efforts of researchers from the Colleges of Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. The motivation for the acquisition of this system is to supplement and greatly extend the crystal growth capability at the University. The common requirement of these various research programs is the need for high quality bulk single crystals for fundamental materials properties studies, of sufficient size to permit the use of sophisticated local probes, including: Muon Spin Rotation (mSR), inelastic neutron diffraction, Raman scattering, Mossbauer spectroscopy Scanning -Tunneling Microscopy (STM), and nuclear magnetic resonance as well as the more common techniques such as Magneto-optical studies, SQUID magnetometry, magneto-transport, microwave resonance (ESR), and field and temperature dependent microwave surface resistance. Among the materials to be grown are high temperature superconductors, novel perovskite compounds, boracites and materials for electro-optics.This equipment will enrich the training and education of graduate and undergraduate students in a very needy area, processing of scientifically and technologically important materials.%%%This is a most important acquisition, which will significantly enhance crystal growth capability and training of students.